• Intel^® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 12^th Gen Intel^® processors

• Enhanced power solution: 10+1 DrMOS power stages, six-layer PCB, 8+4 ProCool sockets, military-grade TUF components and Digi+ VRM for maximum durability

• Comprehensive cooling: Enlarged VRM heatsink, Stack Cool 3+, M.2 heatsinks, PCH heatsink, hybrid fan headers and Fan Xpert 4 utility

• Latest connectivity: PCIe 5.0 slot, PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, rear USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C^®, front panel header for USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C^® and Thunderbolt 4™ header support

• Made for online gaming: Intel® WiFi 6, Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet, TUF LANGuard

• Two-way AI Noise-Cancelation: Reduces background noise from the microphone and audio output for crystal-clear communication in games or

• video conferences

CPU

Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.

** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

Intel® B660 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC)/5066(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4000(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem II

*Actual memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Graphics

1 x DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI® port***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

**Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

***Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen Processors

1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)

Intel® B660 Chipset*

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

* Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

Storage

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel® 12th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

– Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

Intel® B660 Chipset**

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x2 mode)

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

TUF LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6

2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band

Bluetooth v5.2

USB

Rear USB (Total 6 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (3 x Type-A)

1 x USB 2.0 port(s) (1 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*

– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback

Audio Features

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

– Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (3 x Type-A)

1 x USB 2.0 port(s) (1 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)

3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thunderbolt™ header

Special Features

ASUS TUF PROTECTION

– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)

– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection

– ESD Guards

– TUF LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– Safeslot

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch

– Q-DIMM

– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

– Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

– M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– CPU Socket lever protector

– ProCool

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

– SafeDIMM

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header(s)

– Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

Software Features

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

– AURA Creator

– AURA Sync

– Fan Xpert 4

– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

– Performance And Power Saving Utility

TurboV EVO

EPU

DIGI+ VRM

TUF GAMING CPU-Z

DTS Audio Processing

MyAsus

Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

BIOS

128 Mb ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

2 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)

1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x TUF Certification card

1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit